Index Glossary
  • Objectives
    • 1.1 Server Room
    • 1.2 Environmental Considerations
    • 1.3 Preparing for Natural Disasters
    • 1.4 Data Center Considerations
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab Scenario
  • Lab 1: Selecting a Location
  • Objectives
    • 2.1 Planning the Installation
    • 2.2 Server Room Hardware
    • 2.3 Server Form Factors
    • 2.4 Server Racks
    • 2.5 Network Hardware and Media
    • 2.6 Uninterruptible Power Supply
    • 2.7 Implementing Security Policies
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Basic Security
  • Objectives
    • 3.1 Network Topologies
    • 3.2 Media Access Methods
    • 3.3 Ethernet Standards
    • 3.4 TCP/IP
    • 3.5 Network Interface Card
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Networks
  • Objectives
    • 4.1 How CPUs Work
    • 4.2 Processor Components
    • 4.3 Intel & AMD Processors
    • 4.4 Server Processor Subsystems
    • 4.5 Installing New CPUs
    • 4.6 Configuring the Motherboard
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Installing a CPU
  • Objectives
    • 5.1 Types of RAM
    • 5.2 RAM Modules
    • 5.3 Before Installing RAM
    • 5.4 RAM Installation
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Installing RAM
  • Objectives
    • 6.1 Integrated Drive Electronics
    • 6.2 AT Attachment Standards
    • 6.3 Installing an IDE Drive
    • 6.4 Serial ATA
    • 6.5 Serial ATA Configuration
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Hard Drive
  • Objectives
    • 7.1 Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
    • 7.2 SCSI Standards
    • 7.3 Installing and Configuring SCSI Drives
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Installing a SCSI Device
  • Objectives
    • 8.1 RAID
    • 8.2 RAID Configuration
    • 8.3 Hard Drive Configuration
    • 8.4 Upgrading RAID
    • 8.5 Storage Area Networks and Network Attached Storage
    • 8.6 Fibre Channel Cabling
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Creating a RAID array
  • Objectives
    • 9.1 IRQs
    • 9.2 Direct Memory Access
    • 9.3 Input/Output Address
    • 9.4 Chipset
    • 9.5 Interconnect Technologies
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Upgrading the BIOS
  • Objectives
    • 10.1 Network Backup
    • 10.2 Backup Strategies
    • 10.3 The Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
    • 10.4 Connecting UPS and Backup Devices
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Network Backup
  • Objectives
    • 11.1 The Windows Environment
    • 11.2 Server OS Pre-Installation
    • 11.3 Windows Server-Installation
    • 11.4 Creating an Active Directory
    • 11.5 Making a File Server
    • 11.6 Other Server OS
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Server Installation
  • Objectives
    • 12.1 Types of Servers
    • 12.2 Network Functioning Servers
    • 12.3 Other Servers
    • 12.4 Server Application Models
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Server Types
  • Objectives
    • 13.1 Disaster Prevention
    • 13.2 Monitoring Systems
    • 13.3 Baseline Reports
    • 13.4 Event Viewer
    • 13.5 Network Management
    • 13.6 System Monitoring Tools
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Baseline Reporting
  • Objectives
    • 14.1 Disaster Recovery Strategy
    • 14.2 Types of Disasters
    • 14.3 Establishing Redundancy
    • 14.4 Guaranteeing Service
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Disaster Recovery
  • Objectives
    • 15.1 Troubleshooting Steps
    • 15.2 Hardware Troubleshooting
    • 15.3 Software Troubleshooting
    • 15.4 Network Troubleshooting
    • 15.5 Determine the Cause
    • 15.6 Disk Management
    • 15.7 Apply the Solution
  • Summary
  • Exercise
  • Quiz
  • Lab 1: Troubleshooting

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